Jose Campos Gets Shelled in Single-A Charleston, Sees ERA Jump Nearly 3 Runs

Yankees' prospect Jose Campos had been nearly perfect prior to Saturday's start against Hickory.

Through four starts (22 innings), Campos owned a 1.23 ERA to go along with 23 strikeouts and a 0.818 WHIP.

He had allowed just four runs on the season, three of which were earned.

Unfortunately for him, he allowed double that number of runs in just 2.2 innings of work in his most recent start.

Through those innings, Campos allowed eight runs on seven hits. He walked three men—he had five total walks prior—and struck out three.

Because of the bad outing, Campos' ERA jumped from 1.23 to 4.01.

The River Dogs were down 8-4 early, but strong offensive performances from Tyler Austin (two home runs, seven RBI), Cito Culver (single, double, triple, three RBI, three runs scored), Mason Williams (two singles, double, two RBI, three runs scored) and Dante Bichette Jr. (single, walk, RBI, two runs scored) kept the game close.

Charleston ended up coming out on top by a score of 14-9, leaving Campos' record perfect at 3-0.

This was the last thing the Yankees needed especially now that Michael Pineda will be shelved for the remainder of the season.

General manager Brian Cashman already admitted his disappointment in how the deal that sent Jesus Montero and Hector Noesi to Seattle in exchange for Campos and Pineda has turned out thus far, so seeing Campos struggle tonight must have been really hard to swallow.

All signs point to this being a freak start for Campos, as he has otherwise been dominant in his first season in the Yankees' organization.

All young pitchers are allowed to falter here or there, so look for him to right the ship in his next start later next week.